South Park Joins Forces with Blizzard Entertainment

October 2, 2006

South Park Joins Forces with Blizzard
Entertainment

The boys immerse themselves in the World of
Warcraft as South Park joins forces with Blizzard Entertainment

There’s trouble in the online gaming world when
the actions of a renegade player threaten to destroy Blizzard Entertainment®’s
award-winning game World of Warcraft®. The future of the game lies in the hands
of Cartman, Kyle, Stan and Kenny when all new episodes in the tenth season of
the widely-acclaimed series, “South Park,” premiere Wednesday, October 4 at
10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL.

In this episode, the boys come into contact with
a gamer who doesn’t play by the rules. Even the creative people behind World of
Warcraft don’t know how to stop the renegade. They are forced to put all of
their hope into the hands of the kids of South Park. The boys dedicate their
lives to defeating the mad gamer and saving the game for all.

“We were excited to hear that the creators of
‘South Park’ were interested in featuring World of Warcraft in the opening of
their new season, and we really enjoyed collaborating with them to make this
happen,” said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment.
“We’re looking forward to sharing the experience with our employees and our
players as well when the season debuts this week.”

World of Warcraft is the world’s most popular
massively multiplayer online role-playing game, with millions of players
worldwide. In World of Warcraft, players assume the roles of legendary heroes as
they develop friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power
and glory. The game’s upcoming expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning
Crusade, is due out by the end of this year. Learn more about World of Warcraft
at the game’s official website:
www.worldofwarcraft.com.

Launched in 1997, "South Park," now in its tenth
season, remains the highest-rated series on COMEDY CENTRAL. "South Park" repeats
Wednesdays at 12:30 a.m., Thursdays at 10:00 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., Fridays at
12:00 a.m., Saturdays at 3:00 a.m. and Sundays at 11:30 p.m.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone are co-creators and
executive producers of the Emmy award-winning "South Park" with Anne Garefino as
executive producer.